Statpipe New Landfall

Offshore pipelay
Pioneering Spirit
Oceanic
Pioneering Spirit pulling in the 30-inch line

Nearshore pipelay installation by the world’s largest construction vessel, including dual tunnel pull-ins, for the new Statpipe landfall approach in Kalstø, Norway.

Equinor Energy AS

Kalstø, Norway

First-time pipeline pull-ins for Pioneering Spirit

Dual pull-in through kilometre-long S-shaped tunnel

Scope of work

  • Design, fabrication and installation of 17 off lateral counteracts
  • 2x pull-ins (2.4-km x 28-inch & 2.2-km x 30-inch pipe) to onshore valve station through 1-km subsea S-shaped tunnel
First pull-in through S-shaped kilometre-long tunnel

Specials & challenges

  • First-time pipeline pull-ins for Pioneering Spirit
  • Narrow pipelay tolerances around counteracts
  • Flame-sprayed polypropylene system for the splash zone pipeline section
Pipeline pull-in
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28-inch pull-in head
Pipe on stinger in shallow water
Positioned a few hundred metres from shore
Second successful pull-in
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